If you want to watch a good documentary about food production I recommend Our Daily Bread.Unser täglich Brot is the original title of this 92 minutes long documentary. In Swedish it’s called Vårt dagliga bröd and in English Our Daily Bread. It was released in 2005 and it is directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter.We get to view different landscapes in the modern food industry, from greenhouses to conveyor belts and killing floors. There is no speaker voice in the documentary so there is lots of time for the viewer’s own thoughts.We get to view things that happen in the food industry on a large scale but that many of us seldom see.This is a very interesting documentary. You can find the trailer below.

Some killer whales are forced into captivity just to entertain humans. It's just not right! Today I'm listing three documentaries you can watch to get to know more about their situation.

Lolita: Slave to Entertainment (2003)

58 minutes. Rated on Imdb: 8,1/10.This documentary is about the killer whale Lolita who's fate is portrayed by movie maker Tim Gorski. Lolita was captured under dramatic circumstances together with some of her family members. She was moved to the Miami Seaquarium in the year 1970. She has been there for more than 40 years now. Lolita: Slave to Entertainment was released in 2003. Official movie site here.

Lolita: Slave to Entertainment Trailer

Blackfish (2013)

83 minutes. Rated on Imdb: 8,1/10.In thrilling Blackfish the movie maker Gabriela Cowperthwaite focus on the killer whale Tilikum. Tilikum is famous for living in a pool at SeaWorld in Orlando and killing three humans. Official movie site here.

Blackfish Trailer

Keiko: the Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy (2013)

74 minutes. Rated on Imdb: 8,2/10.In this documentary we get to follow killer whale Keiko to a happy end. Keiko lived for along time in captivity in New Mexico, but was later on set free. Keiko was a central part of the movie Free Willy. The documentary is directed by Theresa Demarest. Official movie site here.

tisdag 21 april 2015

Nations Earth's documentary Unity has once again been postponed. It was supposed to be released on Earth Day the 22nd of April. Instead it will start to screen in August 2015. So it says on Unity's Facebook page.Unity is Nation Earth's second documentary, the first was Earthlings.

But don't feel to bad! Because we have another movie to look forward to, actually coming out on Earth Day.The movie that you can watch online starting tomorrow is called Revolution.Revolution is directed by the filmmaker behind Sharkwater Rob Stewart. Find more information about this documentary on therevolutionmovie.com

fredag 17 april 2015

The horrific situation in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s is still painful to think about. What a lot of people endured in the concentration camps and during World War II is unimaginable to many of us.

I believe it is important to talk about what happened and very important to listen to persons that survived the Holocaust.Alex Hershaft survived the Holocaust and can still tell us about it. In the 1970s Hershaft founded the international nonprofit organization Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM), an organization working to promote veganism and animal rights.

If you're interested in what Hershaft has to say about his life then please watch the video below. The second video is like a very short version of the first.

The time of political parties for animals has come. Here's a brief update about three of the European parties for animals.

The Swedish Djurens Parti

Even though the Swedish party for the animals, Djurens parti, only has been around for about a year and two months the Swedish citizens have been able to vote for it on two occasions - in the European parliament election and in the national elections. Djurens parti did not win any seats in parliament in these two elections. I believe more time is needed before this party will win seats in parliament.

Animal Justice Party of Finland

An even newer party for the animals started in Finland this year, it is called Suomen Eläinoikeuspuolue − Animal Justice Party of Finland.Find more information in Finnish on Facebook here and on their website here.

The Party for the Animals

The Dutch Partij voor de Dieren - or in English the Party for the Animals - is probably the most successful party for animals in Europe. A short piece of news about this party is that they recently changed their logo. I think the logo is supposed to be a butterfly on a green background. See the new logo below.

Find more information about Partij voor de Dieren on Facebook here and on their international website here.

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In English: Rörelse för djurrätt is a blog supporting the idea of animal rights. It started out in Swedish but now I'm also blogging in English.Feel free to comment and drop by again. Find more information under Om/About in the menu./Christoffer Edström